The First Girl I Loved

#12

Lucy's POV

It's our first training here in Manila. The weather is so hot here as usual.

"Just like me. I'm really hot, hotter than the weather actually," someone beside me said that

"Huh?" I asked in confusion. Did she heard what I was thinking? She's so weird.

"You said it's hot"

"Dream on Yeshia," I said while sticking my tounge out

"This little shit, why are you so cruel to me??"

"Because you're super weird"

"Well, you too! You've been acting so strange these days"

"Maybe because you're influencing me to do weird things"

"You liked it anyways, don't deny it"

"How do you say so??" I asked with pure innocence

"Well," she smirked at me and looked at me from head to toe

"Stop looking at me like that. I cannot date you, I have a girlfriend" I tease her

"Idiot! Like I would date you. Can you remember what you just did earlier?"

I think of what I did. Wait, why should I listen to this weirdo?

"Hmm I peed?"

"I caught you eating the coffee mate earlier. I remember I told you last night that I used it as my desert. You look like you really enjoyed it." she let out a big laugh

My eyes widened in shock and I think my cheeks are burning in embarrassment.

"I just got curious. I didn't plan on liking it." I rolled my eyes.

We stopped bantering when we heard the whistle. I chose her as my partner, not really cause she forced me to. She grabbed my arm and I almost fell on the ground. I'm about to pounce her when the ball hit my head.

"Oh God, Sorry. Are you alright?" it was Stacy

"No, umm it's okay. I'm okay," I said and hand her the ball. She smiled at me and run back to her partner.

"Hey Lucia! What are you doing? Come here baby!"

"Stop! Fuck, get off of me! Never okay?" then she rolled her eyes

"Okay, baby" she said and tickle me in the belly. "Eew I don't even know why I called you that. You're not even my type. You're so pale"

"What the-- How dare you?"

We keep bantering while passing the ball to each other. We're just going to pass the ball to each other. Farther and farther until we do long passes.

After that we're divided into two teams for a 7 a-side match. I'm the midfielder in our team. I looked at my defenders and saw Yeshia sticking her tounge out to me. I just winked at her and threw a flying kiss. She just rolled her eyes and glare at me.

I looked at my strikers and that's when I realize that Stacy is one of them. She's our right forward. I just looked at her back and sighed.

It's been a long time since I last played with her.

"Head's up," our coach tossed the coin ,"...tail"

It's our ball. I did knee jumps while waiting for the whistle. This is going to be great.

"Prrrrrrrrrrrrrt!"

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"That was a really nice game! I bet we'll beat all those chickens in the qualifying round. I just hope that we can be at the top 10. Knowing that the old player is back and our new defender is unstoppable at clearing..."

I heard some of the coaches talking while I'm heading back to the bench to get my jug. I grabbed my jug and just smiled at them.

It was really a great game. Our team won 3-2. I didn't score today but 2 of the goal was from my assist. All of us played well. We almost end at 2-2 but, Stacy goaled at the last minute.

I find a place where I can rest. I went to the side of the field and lay on the grass. I closed my eyes and rest my back comfortably.

I remembered how Stacy hit the ball perfectly with her head at the last minute. It was from a corner kick. I'm standing few feet away from her. Rachel, one of our teammates, kick the ball and everything went in slow-mo. Stacy jumped, as well as the defender, they almost hit each other heads but miraculously, Stacy hit the ball perfectly inside the net, and then the final whistle was blown. That's how we won.

It's amazing to see how she play and how she improved her skills. She's so fucking good! She was not getting exhausted to go up and down the field. She's like a child who never gets tired of playing. I love how she tackle the ball, how she dribble it perfectly, and how she played the ball with her feet. She's so unstoppable. She is a girl version of Neymar. I think.

I just spend my time there in the grass, but little did I know I fell asleep.

*thunder claps

Holy Shit! That was loud! I opened my eyes and saw the clouds are literally dark.

"Oh my God, how in Earth did I fell asleep in the grass?"

I just stayed there for the mean time, but I almost jumped when I heard the thunder claps. I get up and stretched my back.

"Oh Jeez, I think it's really going to rain"

I really need to go home right now. I don't have a car, I realize. I don't even have an umbrella or anything but just my things and a jacket.

I made my way to the locker quickly as possible and just changed my clothes. I checked my phone and it's already 6:23pm. I saw Yeshia's message that she won't go home tonight because of her little brother's birthday and one from Madison just reminding me to take care of myself and that she misses me. I smiled but that smile faded when I heard a loud thunder again.

"I really need to go"

I grabbed my bag and went outside the venue. The raindrops are starting to fall. I zip my jacket properly and put on the hood.

I waited for a cab but there's fucking no one appearing. How can I fucking go home?

"Fuck, I'm soaking wet *sneeze"

Fuck it! I'm standing here for almost 25 mins now. Looks like impossible for me to go home. I forgot that I can easily catch cold by just getting wet in the rain.

"Lucy? Hey Lucy! What are you doing??! Get in!"

My heart skipped a beat when I saw Stacy. I don't know maybe because I'm embarrassed to be seen like this. I was frozen to where I'm standing.

I almost lost my balance when the thunder claps again but someone held me and catch me before I fell.

"I got you. Let's go"